I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

"Master Qin, how have you been?"

Lin Che stood with his hands behind his back, the smile on his lips neither too deep nor too shallow, just right.

A pale golden light flowed slowly behind him, coating his silhouette with a warm halo and making his eyes appear even brighter.

Qin Yulin's voice was somewhat flustered: "Lin...Lin Che? What are you doing here!"

Her voice rose half an octave, and her fingers unconsciously clenched the array plate hidden in her sleeve.

Her cheeks were slightly flushed beneath the veil.

She never expected that she would run into an acquaintance in the deepest part of this secret realm, in this hidden space unknown even to the Cheng and Liu families.

She quickly suppressed her expression, took a deep breath, and forced herself to regain some focus.

Suddenly, something popped into my head.

Qin Yulin chuckled, a hint of belated slyness in his laughter: "What a coincidence, I didn't expect we'd run into each other here."

She then realized: the array order she had made with the Cheng family and the Liu family was unknown to others, so why was she so afraid?

It's a pity it's too late.

Lin Che could roughly guess the reason from her overreaction and previous behavior.

"Hehe, Master Qin," Lin Che's voice was unhurried, tinged with a hint of mischief, "You don't want others to know that you leave backdoors when setting up formations for others, do you?"

Qin Yulin's smile vanished instantly.

She glared at him, her round eyes filled with resentment, as if to say: Why are you so annoying?

"Speak," she took a deep breath, her shoulders slumping resignedly. "What do you want me to do?"

Lin Che turned to the side, allowing her to see the Time Crystal behind him.

Bathed in pale golden light, the fist-sized crystal floated in mid-air, its seven-colored light flickering like the breath of a sleeping creature.

The light shone on Qin Yulin's face, turning her pupils into a rainbow of colors.

Her slightly embarrassed expression instantly turned serious.

Although he didn't understand what this thing was, Qin Yulin could sense the power it contained.

That power was profound, ancient, and mysterious, as if it came from another dimension, or as if it were integrated with this world.

As a formation master, understanding the terrain, the depth of spiritual veins, and the flow of spiritual energy are fundamental skills.

She closed her eyes and quickly went through the layout of the entire secret realm in her mind.

Those winding caves, those luminous crystals, the distribution of those time-wrinkled folds, the direction of those spiritual veins...

She immediately knew the answer.

"This thing... is the reason this secret realm was born?" Her voice lowered, carrying a hint of barely suppressed shock.

Lin Che nodded.

"That's right, this is the core of the secret realm, and the secret realm was created because of it." His gaze fell on the crystal: "I want you to set up an array outside, so that no one can find this place."

Qin Yulin immediately understood what he meant.

This item is the source of the secret realm's existence; if it is lost, the secret realm will inevitably collapse, causing immense consequences.

After all, this secret realm is connected to the spiritual veins of the three major Golden Core families in Burning Bone City.

Those spiritual veins meander for hundreds of miles, closely connected to the secret realm, like roots and tree trunks.

Once the secret realm collapses, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the spiritual veins, or even cause problems for the entire spiritual vein.

If all three third-tier spiritual veins malfunction at the same time, it will inevitably cause a major upheaval.

After all, the owner of the spiritual vein is Burning Bone City, and behind that majestic city stands the entire defense system of the Southern Region.

They will definitely investigate to the end.

It can be said that moving one hair affects the whole body.

Her gaze fell on Lin Che.

She was quite familiar with the current situation of the Lin family.

The newly established Golden Core family has just begun to expand its business, and the third generation is just starting out. It is a time when they need to develop steadily and should not get involved in such karmic consequences.

A smirk played on her lips, a mischievous glint in her eyes: "Hehe, no problem!"

With that, Qin Yulin stretched out his hand, spread his five fingers, and waved it in front of him: "Pay up your money, if you have spirit stones, I'll help you!"

She finally understood.

Lin Che definitely wanted this crystal but didn't want to get involved in the karma, so he wanted to set up an array to prevent others from discovering this place.

He will then be able to find other opportunities to plan for this.

Seeing this, Lin Che nodded: "No problem!"

Qin Yulin's eyes had just lit up.

Available in the next second.

Lin Che also extended his hand: "Give me the Purple Lightning Dragon Saliva Fruit, and I won't let anyone know that you leave a backdoor when you set up formations for others."

Qin Yulin's expression froze.

That's when she remembered this.

He still has something on his hands.

Her smile was forced, her eyes twitched, her lips pursed, and her whole face was filled with the frustration of "I'm so angry but I don't dare to say it."

"Haha, I was just kidding." She chuckled twice. "Set up the formation for you right now. I guarantee no one will notice anything unusual about this place, and I won't charge you a single spirit stone."

She practically choked out the last few words.

Lin Che didn't say anything, but just looked at her with a smile on his face.

The two stared at each other for a long time.

Qin Yulin bit his lip, his eyes wide open, trying to soften his heart with his gaze.

Lin Che remained unmoved.

After a long pause, she pouted and squeezed out through gritted teeth, "Hmph! Fine, I'll give it to you!"

She finally couldn't hold back any longer. With a pout, she pulled out the jade box containing the Purple Lightning Dragon Saliva Fruit from her sleeve and threw it over there in a huff.

The movement carried a hint of defiance, yet the force was very light. The jade box drew a graceful arc in the air and landed steadily in Lin Che's hand.

Lin Che reached out and took it, opened it and glanced inside. Five purple-gold fruits lay quietly in the box, their surfaces swirling with lightning patterns and emitting a faint aura of thunder.

He nodded in satisfaction and put the jade box into his storage bag.

Qin Yulin went to set up the formation without looking back.

Her back was hunched over, and her steps were heavier than when she came, making a dull "thump-thump" sound as she stepped on the silvery-white ground.

She muttered to herself as she walked, her voice so soft that Lin Che could only vaguely hear a few words: "...heartless...profiteer...making me work for nothing..."

Lin Che stood to the side, watching her busy figure, the smile on his lips never fading.

He could live off Qin Yulin for the rest of his life with this secret.

The formation is complete.

Qin Yulin reluctantly handed the array jade tablet to Lin Che.

When she handed it over, her fingers were still clenched and she wouldn't let go. Lin Che gently tugged at it, and it finally slipped out of her hand.

Not only that, Lin Che also "confiscated" the control jade tablet she left behind when setting up the formation on the first floor of the secret realm.

Qin Yulin's face fell even more, but this time she didn't say anything, only silently making a mental note of it.

Thus, this journey to the secret realm came to a successful conclusion.

Without lingering, Lin Che went straight back to the Shattered Star Lake tribe's territory.

Tomorrow is the day when the third generation of the Lin family, the "Xin" generation, will have their spiritual roots tested.